a poem is a physical thing you make and makar fits. it captures the imagination because people stop me and say, makar, congratulations! for some reason, it's excitedea people, and i think it's because there's not been a black national poet in this country maybe. just as granite, there will be a search in vain, tracking in the past for as long as you call a stain a stain.ta >> brown: jackie took her infectious love of poetry and country to every corner of scotland. >> come join our brilliant gathering. >> brown: from scotland, jeffrey brown for the pbs "newshour". >> woodruff: next, to another in our brief but spectacular episodes where we ask interesting people to describe their passions. tonight, we hear from illustrator christian robinson,o who works to ensure picture books become more inclusive and empower all children. his new book is "school's first day of school." >> growing up, i actually -- i- didn't have that close of a relationship with books.o i actually struggled to read. so i was definitely drawn to books with pictures. i

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